Take the desert plunge

The adventure begins in the town of Barreirinhas, the starting point for tours of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, a dune landscape covering an area of 1500 square kilometers, which is Brazil’s only desert. Its endless expanses of fine, snow-white sands are broken only by crystal-clear, freshwater lagoons. It’s impossible to resist the urge to take a dip! The best time to go is between March and September because many of the mini lakes run dry later in the year for lack of precipitation.

Getting there from Germany

Lufthansa offers a daily direct flight from Frankfurt (FRA) ) to São Paulo (GRU) and on to Fortaleza (FOR). The journey continues from there by domestic flight to São Luis, then by car or bus to Barreirinhas.